Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2038
Country	Greece

Received	2013-01-22 09:50
Peer-Review Started	2013-01-22 15:42
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-04 11:55
Return for Revision	2013-03-08 10:00
Revised	2013-04-16 17:09
Second Decision	2013-05-22 09:28
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-22 10:34
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-08-16 02:37
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-09-03 20:09
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-09-21 09:08

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Totally laparoscopic left hepatectomy using the Torsional Ultrasonic Scalpel
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Georgios C Sotiropoulos, Paraskevas Stamopoulos, Petros Charalampoudis, Ernesto P Molmenti, Athanasios Voutsarakis and Gregory Kouraklis
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Corresponding Author	Georgios C Sotiropoulos, MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS, 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, University Hospital Laikon, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece. georgios.sotiropoulos@uni-due.de
Key Words	Laparoscopic surgery; Liver resection; Minimally invasive surgery; Hepatectomy; Bloodless surgery; Ultrasonic Scalpel; Ultrasonic dissector; Parenchyma transection; Liver adenoma; Focal nodular hyperplasia
Core Tip	This report describes the first total laparoscopic hemihepatectomy performed in Greece, as well as the first laparoscopic liver resection using Lotus shears. The effectiveness of the Lotus Ultrasonic Scalpel highlights the importance of surgical innovation in making minimally invasive procedures available to all surgical specialties.
Publish Date	2013-09-21 09:08
Citation	Sotiropoulos GC, Stamopoulos P, Charalampoudis P, Molmenti EP, Voutsarakis A, Kouraklis G. Totally laparoscopic left hepatectomy using the torsional ultrasonic scalpel. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(35): 5929-5932
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i35/5929.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5929

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